Too-Subtle Kongoh Necklace

On December 18, 2011 By

This project is evidence that braids have a way of turning out quite differently than you expect them to. Although it is almost impossible to see, it was made with two different colors of Imposter rayon – #11 Natural and #14 White – arranged to create a pattern of white diamonds on a neutral ground [...]

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Silly Squiggle Hollow Necklace

On December 11, 2011 By

This week’s project was a great deal of fun to make and I can’t help smiling when I look at the finished necklace! I was all set to make an entirely different necklace when I ran across this idea in Stitch Workshop: Peyote Stitch: basic techniques, advanced results by the Editors of [...]

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Designing a new kumihimo necklace requires a series of trade-offs. Would a matching or contrasting color better set off the pendant? Which fiber would be the most effective with the specific structure? Each choice – the color, the fiber, the structure, beads and findings – provides a number of opportunities to alter [...]

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Holiday Necklace

On November 19, 2011 By

Vacations are opportunities to see and experience new things, new places, new people, and new ideas. My husband and I have been fortunate to be the guests of dear friends in Lake Tahoe, California for the last two weeks. It is a breathtakingly beautiful place, very different from our home in Florida. Since I knew [...]

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